Memorial Walk and lecture organised by Derry heritage expert Mark Lusby to go ahead in his honour

A walk around the Derry Walls Mr Lusby did so much to promote, protect and preserve will also take place following the lecture on May 11. In his capacity as co-ordinator of the ‘Friends of Derry Walls’, Mark had organised the lecture by Professor David Dickson of Trinity College Dublin on the topic of ‘Derry and First Irish Cities’.

This lecture will now go ahead on Saturday, May 11, 2024, in First Derry Presbyterian Church, Magazine Street at 10.30 am.

More information will be available nearer the time on the ‘Friends of Derry Walls’ Facebook page, with an Eventbrite link.In honour of Mark, this lecture will be followed by a short Month’s Mind service, officiated by Mark’s good friend, Fr Paul Fraser.

Then at around 12.15pm everyone is invited to participate in the ‘Mark Lusby Memorial Walk’ around Derry’s famous walls.

Many tributes have been paid to the well-known Derry heritage activist since he passed away peacefully in Altnagelvin after a short illness.

The Waterside-native was a leading campaigner for the preservation of Derry’s built heritage over many decades.

His friend Niall McCaughan said he had a ‘zest for life’ and was a tireless, passionate advocate for his home city and its rich history.

“He was the authority on the Walls. Apart from his work with the Friends of the Derry Walls which he founded, he also will be known for is work in economic development in Derry City Council, and was the one that led and secured funding for Derry's Cathedral Quarter and craft sector amongst other successes.

Keep an eye out for more details of the events planned for May 11 on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thederrywalls